PXLW vs. GSIT, CNDB, KOPN, POET, AXTI, MOBX, LPTH, ATOM, SQNS, and QUIK
Should you be buying Pixelworks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pixelworks include GSI Technology (GSIT), Concord Acquisition Corp III (CNDB), Kopin (KOPN), POET Technologies (POET), AXT (AXTI), Mobix Labs (MOBX), LightPath Technologies (LPTH), Atomera (ATOM), Sequans Communications (SQNS), and QuickLogic (QUIK). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Pixelworks (NASDAQ:PXLW) and GSI Technology (NASDAQ:GSIT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.
Pixelworks currently has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 87.17%. Given Pixelworks' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pixelworks is more favorable than GSI Technology.
21.4% of Pixelworks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.2% of GSI Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Pixelworks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.1% of GSI Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Pixelworks received 133 more outperform votes than GSI Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.25% of users gave Pixelworks an outperform vote while only 40.71% of users gave GSI Technology an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Pixelworks had 6 more articles in the media than GSI Technology. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Pixelworks and 2 mentions for GSI Technology. Pixelworks' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat GSI Technology's score of -0.50 indicating that Pixelworks is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Pixelworks has a net margin of -43.86% compared to GSI Technology's net margin of -89.70%. GSI Technology's return on equity of -42.68% beat Pixelworks' return on equity.
Pixelworks has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GSI Technology has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
GSI Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pixelworks. GSI Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pixelworks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Pixelworks beats GSI Technology on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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